Yolanda Vodila enjoys Parkerâ€™s company while she rests in her room Thursday, May 19 in the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Unit. Vodila has five dogs of her own at home and talked about how eager she was to get back to all of them.

Heidee Regan points at Kirby and smiles while her mom, Nicole, holds her up to see the dog Thursday, May 12 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Regan was unable to touch the dogs due to her condition and cried when the dogs left her doorway.

Virginia Sanders enjoys having Kirby sit on her lap and cuddle up to her on her heart pillow while she visits the recreational room on the Comprehensive Rehabilitation floor Thursday, May 12 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.